Another man on a jet ski also helped with the rescue. Well done by them. Day one of the newlook nba playoffs is done, and all the socalled home teams came away winners in orlando. The top performance, utahs donvan mitchell, 57 points in the jazzs loss to the Denver Nuggets but thats the third best in nba playoff history. Todays schedule opens with title favorites milwaukee taking on the orlando magic. Turning to the nfl and the big announcement from the washington Football Team. The franchise is making nfl history, naming jason wright the leagues firstever black Team President. Heres abcs janai norman. Reporter as the nfl prepares to kick off its season in just a few weeks, the stakes are at an alltime high for washingtons Football Team following months of turmoil. Owner dan snyder in the hot seat facing mounting pressure to sell the team after a series of scandals shook up the franchise formerly known as the redskins. Snyder, who had once vowed to never change the controversial name, and fiercely defended it in the past it means honor. It means respect. It means pride. Reporter facing backlash amid growing calls for Racial Justice this summer. The name itself is defined in the dictionary as a racial slur. It comes from a very dark time in our countrys history where bounties were offered for native American Indian lives. Reporter sponsors like fed ex, nike, and pepsi adding to the pressure, ultimately pushing the organization to change its name in july to the washington Football Team until it decides on a permanent name. The team now also the subject of an internal investigation amid sexual and verbal harassment allegations made by 15 former employees to the washington post. Multiple toplevel employees accused of misconduct who are no longer a part of the organization. It was probably a week, two weeks in that i was already being screamed at. And i was already being hit on by people in the office. Reporter in a statement to the post the team owner saying the behavior described has no place in our franchise or society and plans to Institute New policies and procedures. And now a big shakeup is under way as washingtons nfl team tries to craft a comeback for the organization and the team looking for a fresh start, celebrating a new chapter with quarterback alex smith, cleared to play again following a devastating leg injury that could have cost him his life. And now a new leader joining the franchise, making history. The brandnew president of the washington Football Team, jason wright, the firstever black Team President in nfl history. What does this moment, what does it mean for you, what does it mean for the team what does it mean for the nfl . First and foremost, its obviously very personal for me. Much like you, im a Football Player first. Then became a businessman, cut my teeth in some of the best business schools, helping some of the most complex organizations of the world transform over the last few op bringher my two worlds in a really unique way at a really unique time. And the fact that i happen to be black and the most qualified person for this is a boost. Our thanks to Michael Strahan and janai norman. Coming up, a game changer for a veterinarian and her fourlegged clients. How shes bringing her practice right to her patients. Practice right to her patients. . Odors get trapped in your homes fabrics and resurface over time. Febreze fabric refresher eliminates odors. Its waterbased formula safely penetrates fabrics where odors hide. Spray it on your rugs, your curtains, your furniture, all over your home to make it part of your tidying up routine. Febreze fabric refresher, for an allover freshness youll love. So our pandemic pause has complicated so many aspects of life for us. But also for our pets. Veterinary care has become a special challenge, but one vet has come up with a solution. Will ganss is here with more. Hey, good morning, you guys. If youve had to take a pet to the vet during lockdown, which i have, you know how incredibly stressful and heartbreaking it is to drop them off at the front door. Because quarantine rules wont allow you inside. One woman is on a mission to ease that stress in times like these. In hardhit new york city, pet owners fearful of bringing their pets to the vet, anxious to leave their fourlegged friend alone with the doctor, since many places are only allowing curbside patient dropoffs. But thats where dr. Wendy mccullough comes in, a veterinarian taking to the streets to help lockdownbound pet owners. Im wearing a stethoscope. Sometimes people say, thank you for your service. Im like, im the wrong kind of vet, first of all. Reporter doing some good nonetheless. All by herself in her mobile office. A black chevy tahoe. So everything i have is in there. I have a centrifuge if i need to take blood. Reporter this onewoman operation in high demand these days. Like any frontliner, safety is the number one priority. Theyve got to wear a mask, observe the sixfoot distance, which is difficult sometimes in small apartments. Delusion is the solution to pollution. Get those windows open half an hour before i get there. Reporter once inside, the new zealand native never knows what shes going to see, like murray, the unfortunate feline. Oh, murray. Poor murray had been stuck in this toy for 24 hours. Murray needed sedation. Murray wasnt having it. I had to go in there, and all of a sudden i became miss wildlife vet. Reporter murrays doing just fine now, by the way. If a vet making house calls seems a little wild, well, why wendys career trajectory is too. After working on tours with major artists like tina turner and the roll stones, she made the decision to become a vet in her 40s. I sort of said, am i crazy . 45 when i get out of vet school . Somebody had said, youre going to be 45 anyway, you may as well be a vet. Reporter that decision a lifechanging one for dr. Wendy, and now in a pandemic an important one for her clients as well. In many cases shes able to provide endoflife services to pet owners with severely sick animals, in a time when their only other option would be dropping the cat or dog off curbside at an animal hospital. It also makes it even doubly awful to lose a pet at this time, because a lot of people are isolated and the pet is their buddy. Reporter dr. Wendy just one person bringing a little bit of humanity into uneasy times. But as so many of us know, especially now, its nice to have a furry friend around. As youre chatting with pet owners who are in quarantine, what does it mean to have a pets company in a time like this . I think its everything. Its a distraction, its company. All the little quirks. They certainly make us more human. More human indeed. In addition to traveling all over nyc to help pets in their homes, dr. Wendy also runs a Conservation Organization called wild tomorrow fund, which protects endangered species in southern africa. One of the very few places that she cannot get to in that black chevy tahoe of hers. Yes, and will, you mentioned shes bringing humanity in this time during the pandemic, also compassion, because pets are family members. They are part of the family, and they have to be taken care of as such. Thanks, will, we appreciate it. Hd 5. Over time, you go noseblind to the odors in your home. background music but others smell this. upbeat music thats why febreze plug has two alternating scents and eliminate odors for 1200 hours. Breathe happy febreze. La la la la la. It is tuesday so its time for wait what . Wait, what . No one told me. There you go, youre picking it up. We start with a story thats just unbelievable. But it was caught on camera, so take a look for yourself. This man apparently was walking his golden retriever when, youll see it in a second, thats right, he gets hit in the head by a cat that fell from some top story. This guy, essentially. His poor dog who hes walking there. Thats why we love dogs. You go confront that mean cat. He did. He went after the cat. But the man was seriously injured. He spent 23 days in the hospital. He had to wear a neck brace and undergo physical therapy. So, i mean, its a freak accident. Who expects a cat to fall from the sky . I dont even know what clause in your insurance would come into that, act of god or something. Raining cats and dogs. This is also weird, right . We were talking about this one. Yeah. This one, how do you a boy finds a missing lego piece in his nose is the headline there. Wait, what . How do you find that . I feel as soon as the thing goes up your nose, you know its up there. This is samir. He lost a piece of lego in 2018 and went on his merry way. His told his parents he put it up his nose but they didnt find it when they went to the doctor. This time around, he was sniffing a cupcake. He felt a pain in his nose, as one would if you stuck a lego up there two years before. He blew his nose and a lego characters arm came out and samir is in good health. I dont have much more to add thats not snarky, so maybe we move on. Yes, maybe. Im glad he was a kid, though, saying lets hope this is a child and not a grown man. It would be funnier if it were a grown adult. Exactly. Take a look at this, a hawaiian surfer lost his surfboard. It was then found 5,200 miles away. Wait, what . Yeah, wait, what . He lost it february 2018. You know how when youre surfing you put the leash around your ankle and it just keeps floating . Or it floats next to you. But apparently the leash fell off, the surfboard went away. Those were the same surfboards . It had been it changed colors . I dont understand. No, somebody found it in the philippines then contacted him. Take a look at these bears in a pond taking a cool dip in this morning on world news now, former First Lady Michelle Obama delivers a powerful message on the first night of the Democratic Convention. If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can and they will if we dont make a change in this election. Her case for a biden presidency. Plus the republicans who spoke on bidens behalf. And President Trumps response overnight. Also this morning, the reversal at a Major University suffering an uptick of coronavirus cases after just a week of classes. Plus the virus taking a toll, becoming the thirdhighest cause of death here in the u. S. Plus on this day, 100 years ago, the 19th amendment ratified. Federal law protecting womens right to vote. This morning were looking back at those who led the charge and how theyre being celebrated a century later. And just released, new secret Service Code Names. President trump is known as mogul. But what about the democratic ticket . The names revealed ahead on this tuesday, august 18th. Thank you so much for joining us. I mean, after the first night of the convention, i would call them zoom and skype. Because that is all we saw. Virtual speeches after virtual speeches. That is very of the zeitgeist. Thank you for watching the convention on abc and sticking around with us. Thats where we begin, a Democratic NationalConvention Like none other with speaker after speaker appearing virtually to praise joe biden and deliver a stinging indictment of President Trump. The democrats and a handful of republicans applauding the former Vice President for his experience and decency. Among them, former First Lady Michelle Obama urging americans to vote for joe biden like their lives depend on it. She said President Trump is in over his head. The president tried to capture some of the attention with a speech of his own in wisconsin, telling supporters the only way hell lose the election is if its rigged. Abcs Andrew Dymburt starts us off with more on the convention. Reporter starstudded speakers about the only familiar feel to this years Democratic National convention. Former First Lady Michelle Obama giving the keynote address, like the rest of the dnc, digitally. So let me be as honest and clear as i possibly can. Donald trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. We have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depend on it. I know joe. He is a profoundly decent man, guided by faith. He was a terrific Vice President. He knows what it takes to rescue an economy, beat back a pandemic, and lead our country. And he listens. He will tell the truth and trust science. He will make smart plans and manage a good team. And he will govern as someone whos lived a life that the rest of us can recognize. Reporter its a new look for the democrats biggest event of the year. Both parties forced to reimagine their president ial Campaign Kickoffs in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. This week its the democrats with the spotlight, supporting joe biden and Kamala Harris on the ticket. The digital dnc challenged to capture the enthusiasm of years past without a crowd. The party hoping their lineup of speakers will still grab voters attention. And some of the headliners crossing the ideological spectrum, from liberal senator Bernie Sanders the future of our democracy is at stake. The future of our economy is at stake. The future of our planet is at stake. Reporter and former Ohio Governor and conservative republican john kasich. Im proud of my republican heritage. But what i have witnessed these past four years belies those principles. Reporter the democrats inviting three republican women to speak, all endorsing joe biden for president. That person they hope joe biden defeats is President Trump, who spent the day countering the convention by stumping in swing states minnesota and wisconsin, hoping to steal some of the limelight away from his opponents. And theyre making speeches that are taped. Who wants to listen to Michelle Obama do a taped speech . Reporter a new abc News Washington post poll shows joe biden with a 12point lead over President Trump among registered voters. That same poll shows a spike in enthusiasm for joe bidens campaign since selecting Kamala Harris to join the ticket. The republicans meanwhile kick off their Convention Next week. Will, mona. Andrew, thank you. Former president bill clinton and dr. Jill biden are among the speakers tonight. Catch our coverage online starting at 7 00 or on the Abc News Network at 10 00 p. M. Eastern. Postmaster general louis dejoy, a republican mega donor, has agreed to testify before Congress Next monday, august 24th. Dejoy is facing allegations of deliberately slowing down mail amid an expected surge of mailin voting during the pandemic. The house has been called back into session and is expected to hold an emergency vote saturday on a bill to prohibit the Postal Service from making any changes to operations that could lead to delays. President trump denies asking dejoy to slow down the mail, but he still insists without evidence that mailin voting will lead to widespread fraud. A former Senior Trump Administration official has endorsed joe biden. Miles taylor was chief of staff at the Homeland Security department, and he now describes President Trumps conduct as terrifying. He said the president was illequipped and wanted to exploit the department for his own political purposes. He told us to stop giving money to people whose houses had burned down from a wildfire because he was so rageful that people in california didnt support him and politically it wasnt a base for him. Taylor is a longtime republican but says hes confident biden will protect the country and wont make the same mistakes as trump. The white house called taylor a creature of the d. C. Swamp who never understood the importance of the president s agenda. Now to the very latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. More than 5. 4 million americans battling the virus, sadly the number of those who have died tops 170,000. And a surprising admission from dr. Deborah birx, the White House Task force coordinator, saying she wishes the u. S. Had taken stricter lockdown measures, like italy, earlier in the pandemic. Meanwhile, colleges across the nation are struggling with resuming inclass instruction. One of the nations largest schools forced to pivot after an outbreak. Abcs tom llamas has more. Reporter a stunning reversal at one of the countrys top universities. Unc chapel hill announcing after just one week of school, a covid outbreak is forcing them to cancel inperson classes. Theres a lot of College Students here who choose not to wear their mask, who choose to go to parties. I think we kind knew that ahead of the game that that was something that was going to happen. However, unc chose to reopen anyways. Reporter the apparent challenge facing some universities when students return to campus, so do the parties. Like this crowded offcampus gathering near North Carolina state in raleigh. The university looking into the situation. And the administration at the university of north georgia warning students after scenes like this near campus. Its a wakeup call amid the debate about whether to reopen schools. Abc news getting a firsthand look at how new york city plans to safely teach children in